If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
Matthew 12:7 NIV
- Syrma (stars.astro.illinois.edu)
SYRMA (Iota Virginis). Most of the brighter stars of Virgo spread to the northwest of the luminary Spica. The dimmer ones go to the northeast, including our current star Syrma, which from Greek refers to the train of a dress, appropriate to the celestial Maiden of the Zodiac.
- Iota Virginis (Wikipedia)
Iota Virginis (ι Virginis, abbreviated Iota Vir, ι Vir) is a binary star in the constellation of Virgo. Its apparent magnitude is 4.08. Based on its parallax, it is assumed to be relatively nearby, at 71.8 light-years (22.0 parsecs).
